One of the biggest questions surrounding Everett Golson and his move to Florida State is how quickly he can pick up a fairly complicated offense in a short period of time.

The short answer is that it might not matter.

In an interview during spring practice, Fisher discussed the way he views the quarterback position in relation to the way he calls games. In essence there is no set formula. Future first-round selections Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel and Jameis Winston all fit different molds, and Fisher adapted accordingly.

"I’ve coached every one of those guys differently," Fisher said. "We’ve had the same offense and I’ve called the games tremendously differently for each one. I think you have to make sure you understand the guy and what he can and cannot do and what he’s capable of to get him to be that guy."

That statement goes to the heart of what makes Fisher so successful. With Winston, he could implement more complex portions because he knew his Heisman Trophy winner could handle it. In fact, Fisher said several NFL general managers told him how impressed they were with the types of concepts Winston ran during his Florida State career.

But it is not necessary to run the full complement of plays and schemes to be successful in Fisher's offense. Fisher is not going to put his starting quarterback in position to fail.

So he takes into account not only what his quarterback does well, but what the players around him do well.

That means "what they feel comfortable with in certain situations, what they like, and then also what the guys around them like," Fisher said. "What the receiver can run well, what he can’t run well, what the line can block in a protection scheme or if they’re good blitz pick-up guys or they’re not good blitz pick-up guys. Do you have that one mismatch guy outside that allows you to call the game very loosely or if you don’t, you have to be very selective in how you call something because certain looks can put you in a hole."

Personality comes into play, too. Golson, for example, has a reputation for allowing his mistakes to snowball once he gets flustered.

"Certain quarterbacks, when the script isn’t perfect, can continue to play," Fisher said. "Other guys have to be very regimented and if it ain’t there, sometimes they’ll freeze up. It doesn’t mean they’re bad players. So when you call the game, you have to make sure you’re very successful, in that 70-80-90 percent ratio where those things are going to come open so he doesn’t get exploited. There’s a lot of things that go into calling a game that people have no idea about."

Indeed, Fisher has taken his share of heat for some of his play-calling, especially early on in his Florida State career. But Fisher is just trying to put his players in the best position to win. Quarterback is just one part of the puzzle. It obviously helps when you have a guy back there whom you can trust, and who can elevate all the players around him.

"Knowing the problem and solving the problem are two different things," Fisher said. "I always tell people it’s like on your house. Why don’t you fix your roof? I don’t have enough money. Well, I know what the problem is on the team, but I may not have enough money basically. So I think from that standpoint, that’s where you’ve got to get in to how you coach guys."